“I’m young black girl with thick hair; what should I do with it?”
dear apricot,
I’m going into my first year of high school and I have no idea what I should do with my hair throughout the year. My mom is so controlling when it comes to what is done to my hair I don’t know what to do! I’m a young black girl with thick, slightly curly hair so it does get tough. I’m growing out of braided styles and my mom isn’t leaning towards a perm, so I’m completely bewildered! Do you have any suggestions or tips for how I can take care and style my hair?
– KT
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KT,
I think your mom is smart for not wanting you to perm (also known as a relaxer) your hair just yet. A relaxer, though simple to do, is a huge commitment, & there’s no telling just how your hair is going to respond to having those strong chemicals applied on it. Even so, there are a lot of things you can do with your hair without needing a relaxer! You just to have be flexible to certain styles & different methods of keeping up your hair.
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For curly styles, you first want to make sure that you’re using a really moisturizing conditioner, because curly hair tends to get dry & frizz very easily. After shampooing your hair, try Neutrogena Triple Moisturizer as a conditioner & leave it on for several minutes. It’s a deep conditioning mask that won’t leave your hair feeling heavy with residue. & because it’s highly concentrated, you won’t need to use that much for your hair. A quarter-sized amount will do just fine.